Espanyol have confirmed they have reached an agreement for Japan midfielder Shunsuke Nakamura to join the Primera Division club on a two-year deal.

Espanyol have completed the signing of teenage striker Ben Sahar from Chelsea.

Chelsea striker Ben Sahar is waiting to learn the extent of an apparently serious knee injury suffered while playing for De Graafschap in the KNVB Beker last night.

Chelsea boss Luiz Felipe Scolari feels he cannot partner Didier Drogba and Nicolas Anelka in a two-man attack at the moment as he does not have a genuine left winger at his disposal.

Chelsea striker Ben Sahar will spend the rest of the season on loan at De Graafschap, the Dutch club have announced on their website.

Luiz Felipe Scolari faces an anxious wait to learn whether three of his players will be ready to face Newcastle tomorrow after completing a gruelling 18-hour return to London from Brazil.

Wingers Armand Traore and John Utaka are leading candidates for a rest as Portsmouth prepare for their Barclays Premier League visit to fellow UEFA Cup contenders Manchester City on Sunday.

Portsmouth misfit David Nugent will be given another chance to join Ipswich Town.

PETER CROUCH and Jermain Defoe have sent a clear message to their Premier League rivals and England boss Fabio Capello after finally launching their little-and-large strikeforce for Portsmouth.

Peter Crouch and Jermain Defoe have sent a clear message to their Premier League rivals and England boss Fabio Capello after finally launching their little-and-large strikeforce for Portsmouth.

Portsmouth manager Harry Redknapp is confident Kanu will sign a one-year contract extension.

Peter Crouch will begin his second spell at Portsmouth tomorrow when he completes his £11m move from Liverpool.

Portsmouth have signed Chelsea teenager Ben Sahar on a six-month loan.

Tony Pulis steered his Stoke side to a 0-0 draw against Leicester which secured the Potters promotion to the Barclays Premier League and relegated the Foxes to Coca-Cola League One.

ADRIAN BOOTHROYD was fiercely critical of his Watford side, despite seeing them move to within a point of second-placed Stoke with a 2-1 win over Coventry on Saturday.

Chelsea striker Ben Sahar has moved to Sheffield Wednesday on a one-month loan deal.

As Chelsea continue their pursuit of Bolton striker Nicolas Anelka, there could be a welcome boost for manager Avram Grant at the other end of the pitch with the return of goalkeeper Petr Cech for Saturday’s showdown against Tottenham.

Chelsea veteran Claude Makelele says he will review his future with the Barclays Premier League club at the end of the season.

LAST FRIDAY, Avram Grant welcomed some friends who had come to watch Israel’s Euro 2008 qualifier against England to Chelsea’s newly-built training ground at Cobham.

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QPR have signed young Chelsea striker Ben Sahar on loan for an initial three months.

Jose Mourinho claims Chelsea’s injury problems are so bad he will consider picking goalkeeper Hilario as a substitute striker for the FA Cup final on Saturday.

Ashley Cole did not return to face his former club this afternoon as there was no place for the full-back in Chelsea’s side at Arsenal.

Bolton’s Idal Tal got the ball rolling, netting in the 19th minute, with star striker Roberto Colautti heading in number two before half-time.

Yossi Benayoun has dismissed talk of an England form crisis – but the West Ham midfielder knows the pressure building up around Steve McClaren’s squad could aid Israel’s cause in Tel Aviv tonight.

CHELSEA insist John Terry’s scans since the Carling Cup final are part of the “routine” assessment following a head injury.

England left-back Ashley Cole made a successful return to action in Chelsea reserves’ fixture against Reading.

Jermaine Easter’s late strike embarrassed Chelsea and earned Wycombe a memorable draw in the first leg of their Carling Cup semi-final at Adams Park.

WERE all you non-Chelsea fans sitting comfortably in your armchairs last Wednesday night, smugly awaiting a battering from the “mighty” Barca?